You can be more creative than you are- There is a huge misconception about creativity, and it prevents us from benefitting from the many latent potentials in men. Some people think that creativity belongs to only a certain class of gifted people like musicians, actors, filmmakers, painters, writers and what have you. But creativity is…
Becoming and being woman- It was a dark presence on the edge of my vision, like a spot of blackness hiding in the corner of my eye. I turned to look at it and as I did, it stared strongly back at me. There was no easy way defeating the fear that had crept into…
The Shape of the Stars – Udochukwu Chidera | Short Story There I stood, looking through the window with wandering eyes, staring at the pale moon and wishing to see your reflection in the stars that danced in the sky. I wished to ride the Milky Way on Santa’s reindeers and meet you at…
Social Media as the Great Digital Moonlight Play – Mike Ekunno | Essay Before the coming of the Internet, as an African, the only thing that foreshadowed the net’s socialising mission was the moonlight night play. The moonlight play has since been confined to history by television and city life where consanguinity no longer…
CHILDHOOD REMINISCENCE My heart beats faster As I await the inevitable. I feel goosebumps all over. The weather seems furious; Blowing wind left to right. I feel my heart coming out of its cage; It’s so painful I think I might die. My eyes are wandering in their sockets; Everyone seems oblivious of my…
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